Fishing rod holder



A g- 1951 E. E. JACKSON ET AL. 2,564,625

FISHING ROD HOLDER Filed May 23, 1946 Ema/57- E, dam say JO/V/V'E /-//ZE INVENTORS.

ATTORNEY.

i atented Aug. 14, 1951 FISHING ROD sHOLDER lErnest ,E. .Jackson andJohn F. Hille, Fort Wa e, Ind- Application May 23, 1946, Serial'No. 6713714 3 Claims. .1 This invention; relates to a holder :fonafishin rod. iMore particularly it relates rto a ;,hold er .which isparticularly adapted-toihold a rodfirmly in position for instant action.

.It is an object of thednlentiontdz l p l ahold- .er which; may .be adjustedsulostantially .universally toanydesired position.

7 It isanotherobject of th invention to provide .arod holderwhich will-rnaintain-,;the;position to which it is adjusted.

Another obj ect of the; invention, istoprovide a .rodhclderin which provision is rnade for sup- :portingihereel in'the proper position for; action.

.Yet another object of the. invention is to proide :..a holder 1 which is simple, and easily manu- 'factured.

.A furtherphject of the'invention is to providera holder which :ca be .c amped'u o s ny convendent-support.

,An ther-pbject of tneinvention i to provide ,a .suppQrt, a cradle, .and a universal connection therebetweei.1.

These and other: objects will become apparent from ,,a study-10f the specification and the drawings-Which are attached retoea d.madeapar hereof and in which:

Figure Lisa-n elevationshowing in full lines,

the holder attached to the gunwale,of. a-.boat ,and'in dashed lines attached to aiseat, with the .fishing rod and reel supportedhyit.

Figure 2.-is-,an,enlarged elevation ofthecomplete, holder. I

Figure.3 is a sectional :view takenon the line -.3-+3 of. Figure ;2.showing;the inboard-loop of the holder.

. Figure-4 is asectional' view taken on line ;-.44

of Figure 2-;showing;the outboard end of the .:holder.

Figure 5 is a sectionallview takensubstantially 15011 the line 5-5;o f Figure 2 showingethe universal clamp.

(shown at?!) (Figure .2) to afford; better gripping '.'action on thegunwale s .at l3 or;,.ot;her ;p

. of. the boat.

7At th rne .of th .C-clamp ad acent th t la p ngi w. a hol "is .i-pr v ded and .th :shank I19 of a ring member 21, whichxha axia1 penin 2 sfi e i t holeeasby a inaor in 41541357 other; uitable manner- The: hole lls-pr f:

' .2 it lfaibl dril-iedprpi rc e ere the elamni bent- Bending lth sprea e 1101 250 to pr vid room for the brazing material. Thefiha nk extends preferab ya o 3 degr e t h i lama 5 :ineiaw. Both face -of. sr am m e em .vradi-ally almurl e serrated s s wn a 1 11 Fi ure a d A cylindrical clamping stud 23 (Figure 5) is passed through opening-22,=is threaded at 25 and is;pr ovided with a transversehole 21 for th -receptionofthes-wivel post .29.

A collar 3| which has substantially the same diameter as ring 2| ismounted. on the studand .its radial faces may beserrated orknurled as at 15 33. The pitch andi depthofethe serrationsonrthe ring; and collar -shouldbe the same sothat there ,will be def nite intermeshing. 'Ifhepollan E .p r ,0- ,v-ided witha transverse ;-hole (id-which is counterssun vat e bo tom. .a hea w eLpos -l s pas e -thr0u;eh;he 3 i the collarand-hole zlinth stu an i :fiere :inte h u e sinkie ee shown at 30 to hold; the-postin place in the;c,ollar en s ud alth u h i is e s en u t ermi ;ppst;to -turn-aboutitS ownaxis. {I'he agial hcle 3'! receives stud;23- as does,the openinggZinthe A spr;ing washer 5 39 which-is preferably. bQysted ;ah0 ut a diameter hears againsttheringil atone side and a wing nut il is threadedon the stltd 23 and. confinesthe Washer on the other side.

The swivel post 29 is providedyvitha headh43 which rests upon the i-collar 3| and which .is grooved ,at 45 to receivethe central transverse loop .41 of the ,-.crad1e.,49 whichis brazed .orflfiherwise fixed in place.

The .cradle {comprises the gcentral .transverse .loop v ll which is ,U -shaped in elevation and open upwardly. From one leg-480i the loopen .arm [5| extends in an inboard directionealld down- .wardlyima; plane which is substantiallynormal ;to.the planeof theloepi ll. -.Th e.ar m' joins the =-b0 tem f ,e e of a d wnw r ly .e e trans- .verse ,U shaped l00p'5. 3,.-;th e;plane of whichis a 1e oh t 1 100M (see i -1 res- 1..2;and.3) IEhearmis joined to the loops bymeanseflsuit- Fable curved sections -.andi51. fl heloopsegctend inthe {same direction from .the;,arm so that the grip portionrfiil of the rod fil nay bereceiyedin both loops.

From, the zothertlegjfl of the loopl l'l, .an larm 63 ;extends in .a direction opposite, tojthat of arm, .5 l that is, in an outboardfdirection. ;It..is,joinedhy T curve 65 to theleg, 50,1 is provided with a depressed or downwardly bowed; portion intermediate its 55 ends;and is joined at its outer end- ;l oy;a: suitable curved section-.269 tov a legil'u pf thellpwardlygpen, @U-sha e 9 ia ishowni i ures..l,v2 a r-d4 wh ch a ap e t e eive t .re t enee th wired 1:6 =w iehzi .i ispos d outwardl e t ee no gseatts eti f i e pla f, loan J i e l1..Q. -1Q theether 0ers. nnarm 1- isnennected with the other leg 12 of loop H and extends parallel to and has the same conformation as arm 63. The arm 15 terminates adjacent the central loop as shown by line 11 in Figure 2.

Tubes 19 of rubber or other yieldable material are slipped over the arms 63 and 15 in the region of the bowed portion 61 so as to receive a reel 8| without marring the usual polished finish thereof.

If desired, the serrations l and 33 of the ring 2| and collar 3| may be omitted and a friction washer 90 of fiber or other suitable friction material may be inserted between the contiguous faces of the two parts, as shown in Figure 8. It is also possible to use serrations on the contiguous faces on the ring 2| and collar 3| where the fiber washer is used. This increases the friction in the joint.

Where the serrations are used, both sides of each the ring 2| and the collar 3| are serrated so that they may be assembled with either side of one contiguous to either side.of the other.

Operation In use, the C-clamp will be applied to the gunwale, seat or other convenient, fixed member by simply tightening the screw 5. The pad I, being fioatingly mounted on the end of the screw, will align itself with one surface and the serrations 9 will grip the opposite surface firmly.

The wing nut 4| is then loosened and as soon as the strain of washer 39 is relieved, the stud 23 will move to the right and free the swivel post 29 for rotation. If the fiber washer is used, the amount of relief of the wing nut will also allow the adjustment of collar 3| with respect to ring 2| about the axis of stud 23.

When the parts are properly positioned the wing nut is retightened and the parts are clamped together to prevent displacement.

In case the serrated surfaces are used, the wing nut must be loosened suificiently to permit the teeth to clear before adjustment of the cradle about the axis of stud 23 can take place. The serrations assist in holding the adjustment especially where a long heavy pole, such as a cane pole, is held in the cradle.

Where a casting rod 6| having a real 8| is mounted in the cradle, the bowed or depressed portions 61 of the arms 63, 15 engage the tie bars 16 of the reel and support the reel while the loop 53 engages the lower end of the hand grip 59. The cradle thus maintains the reel and its winding crank in the proper position for grasping when a fish strikes. It also allows the reel handle to revolve letting out line when a fish strikes so as to prevent damage to the reel handle, or the pole itself due to violent action of large fish and to prevent breaking the line. The spacing of the arms 63 and 15 is such that they will engage a casting reel of the usual size so that the reel and not the pole is engaged by these arms. Since this is true, the holder will support even rods having offset reel seats.

The outboard loop II and the reel flanges keep the rod from shifting laterally far enough to displace the reel from the arms.

When a cane pole or other rod not having a reel is used, the outboard loop 1| supports the rod in an upward direction while the inboard loop 53 supports the inner end against upward tilting. The unbalanced weight of the pole in the last case is sufficient to cause the end loops to grip the pole with sufiicient frictional force to prevent axial movement of the pole provided the vertical angle of the pole is not excessive. In the case 4 of the casting rod, this force is assisted by the fact that the reel is seated in the depressions 61.

It is obvious that various changes may be made in the form, structure and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, applicants do not desire to be limited to the specific embodiment disclosed herein primarily for purposes of illustration; but instead, they desire protection falling fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim to be new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a fishing rod holder the combination of supporting means adapted for attachment to a fixed member, a post connected to said member, a cradle comprising a central upwardly open twolegged p fixed at its center to said post, an arm extending rearwardly and downwardly from one of the legs and provided with a downwardly open loop, said loop being in a plane parallel to the plane of said central loop, an arm extending forwardly from the other leg of said central loop and having an outer, upwardly open loop formed at its end, the plane of the latter loop being parallel to that of said central loop.

2. In a fishing rod holder the combination of supporting means adapted for attachment to a fixed member, a post connected to said member, a cradle comprising a central upwardly open twolegged loop fixed at its center to said post, an arm extending rearwardly and downwardly from one of the legs and provided with a downwardly open loop, said loop being in a plane parallel to the plane of said central loop, an arm extending forwardly from the other leg of said central loop and having an outer upwardly open loop formed at its end, the latter loop being in a plane parallel to that of said central loop, said forwardly extending arm being bowed downwardly to form a reel seat.

3. In a fishing rod holder the combination of supporting means adapted for attachment to a fixed member, a post connected to said member, a cradle comprising a central upwardly open two-legged loop fixed at its center to said post, an arm extending rearwardly and downwardly from one of the legs and provided with a downwardly open loop parallel to said central loop, an arm extending for-wardly from the other leg of said central loop and having an outer, upwardly open loop formed at its end, said loop being in a plane parallel to the plane of said central loop, a second arm extending backwardly from said outer loop and being in a plane parallel to the plane of said last named arm, said forwardly and backwardly extending arms being bowed downwardly to form a reel seat.

ERNEST E. JACKSON. JOHN F. HILLE.

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